Nobody knew anything. Macron and the French Foreign Ministry were not warned in advance about the planned arrest of Durov. The founder of Telegram himself was also not informed about the warrant that awaited him in France.

After the arrest, Durov asked to inform billionaire Xavier Niel about this, sources told AFP and BFMTV. The businessman is called close to Macron and this was his first call after his detention. Niel is a telecommunications tycoon, the main owner of the French holding Iliad, which owns the provider

whoa, didn't see that coming 😳 durovs arrest is like a plot twist. wonder how Niel's gonna handle this!